Rider vs Marist 12/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Marist Red Foxes (4-6) vs. Rider Broncs (4-5)
December 22, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Rider Broncs -7.5 / Marist Red Foxes +7.5; Over/Under: +132
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The Marist Red Foxes and Rider Broncs meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Alumni Gymnasium. The Marist Red Foxes look for their fifth win. The Rider Broncs look to get back to a .500 record.
The Marist Red Foxes are averaging 62.9 points on 39.2 percent shooting and allowing 64.9 points on 40.8 percent shooting. Patrick Gardner is averaging 17 points and 2.2 assists, while Noah Harris is averaging 9.5 points and 1.9 rebounds. Javon Cooley is grabbing 5.5 rebounds and Anthony Cooper is dishing 1.4 assists. The Marist Red Foxes are shooting 32.5 percent from beyond the arc and 65 percent from the free throw line. The Marist Red Foxes are allowing 38.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.3 rebounds per game.
The Rider Broncs are averaging 71.6 points on 42.9 percent shooting and allowing 68.2 points on 42.1 percent shooting. Dwight Murray Jr. is averaging 19.6 points and 5.1 rebounds, while Mervin James is averaging 12.1 points and 1.9 assists. Allen Powell is the third double-digit scorer and Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson is dishing 0.9 assists. The Rider Broncs are shooting 34.4 percent from beyond the arc and 76.8 percent from the free throw line. The Rider Broncs are allowing 35.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.8 rebounds per game.
The Red Foxes are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Broncs are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Thursday games and 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss. The under is 5-2-1 in Red Foxes last 8 overall. The over is 6-2 in Broncs last 8 home games. The road team is 21-6 ATS in the last 27 meetings. The favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Marist Red Foxes have been competitive, but they find themselves on the losing side more times than not, and it makes them hard to trust on the road. The Rider Broncs have been dominant at home this season, where they win by an average of 20.7 points and allow 38.3 percent shooting. I’ll lay the reasonable number with Rider at home.
